Scan for Stocks Above/Below Pre-Market in ThinkorSwim

[XeoNoX]

alerts and scanners are two different things, you have to figure out which one of the two, or maybe even both, arent working. you should first make sure the scanner works right, and then worry about the alerts later. You usually cant get to step #3 if step #1 is missing.

 

[Big Ed]

alerts and scanners are two different things, you have to figure out which one of the two, or maybe even both, arent working. you should first make sure the scanner works right, and then worry about the alerts later. You usually cant get to step #3 if step #1 is missing.

my scanner is linked to the watchlist so I set the watchlist, add alert for new ones being added but the scan results stay on the screen so how can a new result show up since they're already all on the screen.

as for the indicator. I have the script that lines up the premarket high and low and I set alert for it to go off when it breaks premarket high and that also does not go off so I have no way of finding out what's breaking and what's not other than keep checking no the charts. it's very frustrating. I have 7 monitors I'm working with and it's a lot to keep track of. I need this damn alert to work. I would be willing to compensate you for your time if you can please write a script for me for scanner that alerts me on break of premarket highs from a designated watchlist that I update every morning. let me know if you can help sir. Trust me I'm not dumb I know how to use this crap and I majored in computer science back in my day. don't let the muscles fool you lol... I just can't get this damn TOS script to work for me.

 

[rad14733]

@Big Ed Scanner Alerts can lag significantly due to the fact that scans only update every 3 - 7 minutes like Watchlist Custom Columns do... Is it a lag problem or simply no alerts at all...??? Chart Alerts, on the other hand, are almost instantaneous...

 

[XeoNoX]

so your just trying to find out when it breaks pre-market high?
can you post the script you are using?

 

[Big Ed]

@rad14733 no alerts at all brother.. nada
my chart alerts are not going off either

@XeoNoX here's the code:

#pm_high_low


input alertPeriodStart = 930;
input alertPeriodEnd = 1130;
input alertOnBreak = no;
input alertOnPullBack = no;
input numberOfDays = 2;
input numberOfYears = 0;


def okToPlot = GetLastDay() - numberOfDays <= GetDay() and GetLastYear() - numberOfYears <= GetYear() ;

def startCounter =  SecondsFromTime(alertPeriodStart);
def endCounter = SecondsTillTime(alertPeriodEnd);

def alertPeriod = if startCounter >= 0 and endCounter >= 0 then 1 else 0;

def regularSessionHours = RegularTradingStart(GetYYYYMMDD()) <= GetTime();
def extendedSessionHours = RegularTradingStart(GetYYYYMMDD()) >= GetTime();

def extendedSessionStart = regularSessionHours[1] and extendedSessionHours;
def regularSessionStart = extendedSessionHours[1] and regularSessionHours;

def extendedSessionHigh = CompoundValue(1, if extendedSessionStart then high else if extendedSessionHours then Max(high, extendedSessionHigh[1]) else extendedSessionHigh[1], high);

def extendedSessionLow = CompoundValue(1, if extendedSessionStart then low else if extendedSessionHours then Min(low, extendedSessionLow[1]) else extendedSessionLow[1],low);

def regularSessionHigh = CompoundValue(1, if regularSessionStart then high else if regularSessionHours then Max(high, regularSessionHigh[1]) else regularSessionHigh[1], 0);

def regularSessionLow = CompoundValue(1, if regularSessionStart then low else if regularSessionHours then Min(low, regularSessionLow[1]) else regularSessionLow[1], 0);


plot overnightHigh = close > extendedSessionHigh;

#plot overnightLow = close < extendedSessionLow;

 

[Big Ed]

so the alerts all of a sudden started working today but like you said they are delayed so it just defeats the whole purpose of breaking the pre market high for me to get in for momentum play. that delay is not gonna cut it. I just have to fix the alert for the chart indicator I guess and just put 18-20 stocks on the charts and go from there. Now I have to figure out why the alerts on the charts are not working

 

[XeoNoX]

correct, its why i would recommend for you to scan for when price is within XYZ% of the premarket high
that way you can see the tickers that are getting close to the premarket high live from the watchlist.

 

[Haulin81]

Custom Scanner to find High of premarket

Hello. Should i disclose i'm a newby or is that a given
There is a default script, HighAndLowLineOfPreMarket. I have been playing with a scanning script that will tell me when the high of premarket has been hit during regular trading hours. I can't figure this out. I tried pasting this whole script in the scanner script editor and that didn't work. I also tried to reference "OverNightLow" from the script and that didn't work either.

Can someone please help me with the scanner script to tell me when a stock has hit the high of premarket?

Thanks for moving my question and directing me to this thread. I'll give the script above a shot.

 

[Haulin81]

This is working for me. One issue is, I am getting results that have very little or no volume premarket. I found a thread discussing volume but those scripts are more complex than what i need. I need something "Premarket Volume Greater than 5,000 shares." Should be simple. There is the default volume scan but i cannot set it to premarket only. Is there something out there i am missing? or can someone help me write this?
Thanks!